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• Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate¿s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

We are currently seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to support programs and work within a team of other Quality Engineers to mature the Mission Assurance System (MAS). We deliver superior, innovative systems and technologies from initial design all the way through testing and fielding. Our diverse capabilities include precision strike and defense, autonomy, navigation guidance & control, directed energy, signal processing, advanced target recognition, lethality and threat assessment.

During the project development phase, the selected candidate will assist project managers, engineers, and system engineers in planning the project. During receiving and assembly, the quality engineers are responsible for controlling the quality of the installation and confirming that everything has been completed to specification and in the proper order.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Support the projects with execution of its deliverables within the Mission Assurance System (MAS) framework, ISO 9001/AS9100, and customer requirements
• Support Quality teams (Quality Operations, Configuration Management, Document Management personnel) and coordinate support for assigned projects
• Perform internal audits against program requirements and corporate and center policy
• Manage and adjudicate program nonconformances, lead quality assurance causal, lesson learned and risk analysis
• Apply engineering methods, tools, and techniques and technical judgment to design, maintain, and improve processes to ensure the delivery of high-quality product
• Use formal quality and analysis tools, such as statistical process control, Plan-Do-Check-Act, Lean Six Sigma, Casual Analysis Techniques, Defect Prevention to reduce operational, management, production risks, and prevent recurrence of problems
• Successfully enable the transfer of processes, products, and quality documents to industry partners
• Conduct validation and verification activities to ensure that the processes and products meet the customer’s requirements

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Occasional travel.

• A Bachelor’s degree in STEM, Quality Engineering, or a related field, plus 5 years related experience; or (AS+ 9 or no degree+ 13)
• Experience with Quality Management Systems, processes, and tools in an R&D or production environment
• Experience with ISO9001 and or AS9100

• Knowledge of a wide range of flight systems operating from subsonic through hypersonic flight regimes
• A familiarity of Sandia process and practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop, author, and maintain policies, plans, and procedures
• An active DOE Q-level security clearance; or other equivalent active security clearance such as DOD Top Secret or the ability to obtain clearance

Organization 05479, Systems Engineering, provides Systems Engineering and Quality support to customers within 05400 Hypersonic programs. We are a team based in solid technical quality skills and the ability to solve complex problems to meet mission success.

Our programs cover a broad spectrum of projects; from advanced aerodynamically controlled vehicles, maneuvering hypersonic vehicles, and ballistic missile systems. All the activities require support for prototype development and implementation of next generation technology. Leveraging new and existing technologies and maturing the Hypersonic portfolio for national needs. This position is an opportunity to provide Exceptional Service in the National Interest.

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.